Gwillimbury W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Gwillimbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.125°N, 79.599°W.
Population
In 1891, Gwillimbury W-O had a population of 2,525: 1,286 male and 1,239 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,994 |
| 1891 | 2,525 |
| 1911 | 2,252 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gwillimbury, West—Ouest, 1901 (81.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gwillimbury W-O shared boundaries with:
- Bradford, Village
- Gwillimbury, East—Est
- Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island
- Innisfil
- King
- Tecumseth
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,525 total population, 1,286 males, 1,239 females, 809 married persons, 509 families, 406 married males, 403 married females, 117 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,599 single persons under 18, 843 single males under 18, 756 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,524 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 508 houses, 508 occupied houses, 386 houses of 2 stories, 374 houses built of wood, 310 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 123 houses built of brick, 121 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 46 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 41 uninhabited houses, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses built of stone, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 132,864 pounds of homemade butter, 126,587 bushels of oats, 85,215 bushels of turnips, 78,339 bushels of winter wheat, 63,913 bushels of barley, 56,031 bushels of peas, 46,550 bushels of potatoes, 43,007 acres of land in farms, 34,521 acres of improved land in farms, 32,523 bushels of spring wheat, 29,394 acres of farmland under crops, 19,251 chickens, 13,728 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,486 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,078 acres of wheat, 5,253 acres of oats, 5,134 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,637 tons of hay, 4,446 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,671 swine, 3,249 acres of hay crops, 2,712 acres of barley, 2,567 sheep, 2,210 other cattle, 2,020 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,523 bushels of rye, 1,487 milk cows, 1,318 horses aged over 3 years, 1,311 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,306 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,040 geese, 1,028 cattle killed or sold, 779 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 681 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 621 bushels of buckwheat, 576 horses aged 3 years and under, 501 turkeys, 478 occupants of farms, 424 acres of potatoes, 353 farm occupants who own their land, 255 ducks, 222 acres of turnips, 181 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 127 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 123 farm occupants who rent their land, 98 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 81 bushels of corn, Capacity of silos (tons): 60, 55 other fowl, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 bushels of beans, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Gwillimbury W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-w-o-on132006-1891/.